I ordered a set of 315mhz VDO TPMS from Rock Auto. My mechanic told me that the VDO were essentially exactly the same as OEM and my dealer verified that 315Mhz is the correct frequency.

After some nightmare issues getting my wheels here I now have a TPMS fault that won't go away. My tire shop told me to drive for 15 minutes and it would disappear, it hasn't.

I spoke to a service advisor at the dealer and he said that the TPMS have to be programmed individually to match the car, and that only OEM Jaguar ones will work ($81/each, plus $300 installation).

I'd rather not spend over $600 on this after already having to spend an unexpected $1000+ on tires (my wife might justifiably kill me).

Has anyone else gone through this? Any pointers? I really don't want to remove my old ones, as they'll be my winter wheels and it'll mean dragging them all to the tire shop, which is a pain. I'd really like to figure out how to make the VDO ones work if at all possible.

Thanks!

 

XJLFTW,

what was the fix? I am having the same issue

 

I replaced my units with the VDO TPMS units from RockAuto on my 2008 XJR and within 5 miles they all linked up. I don't by only the ones from Jaguar will work. Almost any good tire shop can sync them up, at least mine said they could if they didn't do it automatically.

 

Try this:

1. With the engine off, reduce the pressure in all tires, including the spare, to 20 lbs.
2. With the engine running, inflate the tires to 8 lbs. over the recommended pressures listed on the sticker on the driver's door jamb. Don't forget to similarly reinflate your spare.
3. Drive around for at least 10 minutes and pray it works! If it does, you can deflate the tires to the recommended pressures if you wish.

 

had the same problem. had the use old one to solve problem. didn't want to but had to. Jag Dealer said the after market wouldn't work. Jags are very sensitive as to where they sit. On after market wheels the TPMS sensors must be in the same exact line the OEM were sitting.

 

Nothing to add to help the OP! But I just got new tires at Discount Tire and they now "rebuild" your TPMS sensors included with every tire mount/dismount. The used parts were returned to me. Just some rubber and metal bits. Looked like the seals around the stem/rim hole.
No extra charge and the explanation was they had too many returns because of TPMS stuff. So now it's SOP to redo them.
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Replacing the rubber seals are fine as long as the car is fairly new but, the battery is only suppose to be good for 8 to 10 years so, a total TPMS replacement should be done. I just replaced them at 10 years when I had the wheels powder coated, didn't want to go through replacement after just having the tires mounted and balanced..

 

Replacement only?
Can't change the batteries in them?
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New Only, the battery is sealed into the unit itself.

 

Hello I have the 2011 XJL and am going through the same thing. I replaced the 2 rear Tpms with aftermarket ones and they are not syncing up I still have all the dashboard lights on. Can you please tell me what your fix was on that,, I really really really hope I don't have to take this to the dealership.. Thank you I'd appreciate it.

 

I have had very good luck with Discount Tire. I was a bit concerned at first but they now replace ALL TPMS sensors when buying new tires.
Talking to the manager they just has so many problems exactly like yours that it was cheaper and faster to just replace all of them and add it to the bill.
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I went through this, with our 2009 XF, several years ago. After purchasing our 2012 XJ-L, the XF was "demoted" to utility/winter usage, which meant that a set of snow tires was called for, for the XF. At that point in time, I was retired from full time work, but had a part-time gig at the local Advance Auto Parts store. I bought a second set of wheels from Tire Rack, snow tires from a local tire dealer that the parts store dealt with, and the TPMS sensors from the store I worked for.

Long story short, the aftermarket sensors, Dorman, I believe, would NOT work with the car. Working for Advance gave me direct contact with the aftermarket company's tech department, and after a few discussions, their tech rep gave up, and sent me 4 OE Jaguar sensors, and after that all was fine....

 

I had them shipped directly to the installer, so I don't know the brand or part number, but the 4 that I purchased from Tire Rack work just fine on my car.

 

Hi Bri. I use the 315 MHz VDO SE52029 from Rockauto on my 2010 XJL. IIRC I think they work for all 2010-2012 models in the US. They are OEM, so there shouldn’t be an issue with compatibility.

All the best.

 

Thanks for the info. I have the '11 XJL and that year went to a whole different design change from 10 so I'll have to see if those specs will work with mine to. It's funny I ordered a used set of take off Oem rims and tires from England shipped and the 2 rear ones so far had the 433mhz in them, I had to buy 2 new 315mhz for the rears because they wouldn't sync up now,, I'm taking the car in today to break down the two front ones to see if those have the 433Mhz also because the two frequencies don't mix and my dash lights aren't going off.... Hopefully when all the right ones are in I can just drive it a few miles and my dash lights go off I would hate to have to take it into Jaguar.... Thanks again

 

The 2010 is the first year of the x351 model and your 2011 should be identical to mine. The rule used to be that European market cars used 433MHz and US market cars used 315MHz.

Jaguar seems to do things differently. For some reason Jaguar started using 433MHz in some US cars in 2013 or 2014. Then changed whether they were the high pressure or low pressure variety. It’s all a jumble. But if your car is a US market 2011, I am >90% certain you will be using 315MHz and that the Rock Auto ones will be what you need.

Best of luck

 

Great thank you for all of the information I'll definitely keep everything in mind. I did a little quick research and I was a year off your right the 2010 is the first year they started the whole new body style and redesign with the XJ and XJL so we definitely have the nicer ones starting 10.. Got the set of 4 take offs shipped from England I just put 2 brand new 315 MHZ in the back that used to be the 433 now I'm going to the tire shop he's going to break one of the front ones down to see if those have the 433 in there and I'll have to pull those out and put in 315 so they all match and hope for the best.. it's funny because his tire sensor reads the 2 fronts as 315 when they can't be because the backs are 433s so now it's curiosity that I have to find out and hopefully they're 433 and his monitor is reading wrong so I can yank them out of there... Thanks for playing psychologist

 

Good luck.

FYI, some have reported compatibility issues with generic 315MHz TPMS sensors. If you find similar problems, you may want to get the VDOs as they are the OEM.

 

Yeah I just went to Rock auto on those VDO SE52029's they are like $46 each so will more than likely just be getting 4 of those in the next few days. From what I am hearing anything less then the VDO Oem could be trouble with the car accepting them so for a few dollars more I wont take a chance. I just hope the car reads them and all my dash lights go off afterwards and don't have to take it to Jaguar for additional programming..

 

I know cars built in Europe take the 433MHZ and out here is 315MHZ and I know for a fact my xjl was built in England so I want to make sure my car isn't set up for the 433 and is actually 315. I'm thinking cars that are driven in the US that are built overseas have the US standards and conversions already done so they all take the 315 out here..